Population, total, annual growth rate in Hungary
Hungary: Population, total, annual growth rate was -0.5 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Population, total, annual growth rate in Hungary, 1961–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
Hungary recorded -0.5 % change on previous year for population, total, annual growth rate in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 59.2% on the previous year and down 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population, total, annual growth rate in Hungary peaked at 0.5898 % change on previous year in 1975 and was at its lowest, -1.08 % change on previous year, in 1989.
That places Hungary 198th out of 218 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population, total, annual growth rate in Hungary, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.4456 % change on previous year | — |
| 1962 | 0.3271 % change on previous year | -26.6% |
| 1963 | 0.2694 % change on previous year | -17.6% |
| 1964 | 0.3162 % change on previous year | +17.4% |
| 1965 | 0.2777 % change on previous year | -12.2% |
| 1966 | 0.3035 % change on previous year | +9.3% |
| 1967 | 0.3723 % change on previous year | +22.7% |
| 1968 | 0.3837 % change on previous year | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 0.4183 % change on previous year | +9.0% |
| 1970 | 0.3806 % change on previous year | -9.0% |
| 1971 | 0.2863 % change on previous year | -24.8% |
| 1972 | 0.299 % change on previous year | +4.4% |
| 1973 | 0.3231 % change on previous year | +8.1% |
| 1974 | 0.4467 % change on previous year | +38.2% |
| 1975 | 0.5898 % change on previous year | +32.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5522 % change on previous year | -6.4% |
| 1977 | 0.4652 % change on previous year | -15.8% |
| 1978 | 0.3456 % change on previous year | -25.7% |
| 1979 | 0.1816 % change on previous year | -47.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0645 % change on previous year | -64.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0065 % change on previous year | -89.9% |
| 1982 | -0.0588 % change on previous year | -999.9% |
| 1983 | -0.1495 % change on previous year | +154.1% |
| 1984 | -0.2002 % change on previous year | +33.9% |
| 1985 | -0.1819 % change on previous year | -9.2% |
| 1986 | -0.17 % change on previous year | -6.5% |
| 1987 | -0.1684 % change on previous year | -0.9% |
| 1988 | -0.1526 % change on previous year | -9.3% |
| 1989 | -1.08 % change on previous year | +609.7% |
| 1990 | -1.03 % change on previous year | -5.2% |
| 1991 | -0.0058 % change on previous year | -99.4% |
| 1992 | -0.0395 % change on previous year | +583.4% |
| 1993 | -0.1138 % change on previous year | +187.9% |
| 1994 | -0.1361 % change on previous year | +19.6% |
| 1995 | -0.1392 % change on previous year | +2.3% |
| 1996 | -0.1723 % change on previous year | +23.8% |
| 1997 | -0.2008 % change on previous year | +16.5% |
| 1998 | -0.2323 % change on previous year | +15.7% |
| 1999 | -0.2834 % change on previous year | +22.0% |
| 2000 | -0.2589 % change on previous year | -8.7% |
| 2001 | -0.2292 % change on previous year | -11.5% |
| 2002 | -0.2847 % change on previous year | +24.2% |
| 2003 | -0.2855 % change on previous year | +0.3% |
| 2004 | -0.2221 % change on previous year | -22.2% |
| 2005 | -0.1979 % change on previous year | -10.9% |
| 2006 | -0.1556 % change on previous year | -21.3% |
| 2007 | -0.1549 % change on previous year | -0.5% |
| 2008 | -0.175 % change on previous year | +13.0% |
| 2009 | -0.1554 % change on previous year | -11.2% |
| 2010 | -0.2255 % change on previous year | +45.1% |
| 2011 | -0.2827 % change on previous year | +25.4% |
| 2012 | -0.5152 % change on previous year | +82.2% |
| 2013 | -0.4801 % change on previous year | -6.8% |
| 2014 | -0.402 % change on previous year | -16.3% |
| 2015 | -0.3588 % change on previous year | -10.8% |
| 2016 | -0.3878 % change on previous year | +8.1% |
| 2017 | -0.3381 % change on previous year | -12.8% |
| 2018 | -0.2036 % change on previous year | -39.8% |
| 2019 | -0.1251 % change on previous year | -38.6% |
| 2020 | -0.2517 % change on previous year | +101.2% |
| 2021 | -0.4084 % change on previous year | +62.3% |
| 2022 | -0.2685 % change on previous year | -34.2% |
| 2023 | -0.1341 % change on previous year | -50.1% |
| 2024 | -0.3141 % change on previous year | +134.2% |
| 2025 | -0.5 % change on previous year | +59.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population, total, annual growth rate in Hungary changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | -999.9% | 0.0065 % change on previous year | -0.0588 % change on previous year |
| 1989 | -609.7% | -0.1526 % change on previous year | -1.08 % change on previous year |
| 1992 | -583.4% | -0.0058 % change on previous year | -0.0395 % change on previous year |
| 1993 | -187.9% | -0.0395 % change on previous year | -0.1138 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.346 % change on previous year | 0.2694 % change on previous year | 0.4456 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.387 % change on previous year | 0.1816 % change on previous year | 0.5898 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.2094 % change on previous year | -1.08 % change on previous year | 0.0645 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.2351 % change on previous year | -1.03 % change on previous year | -0.0058 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.2119 % change on previous year | -0.2855 % change on previous year | -0.1549 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.3319 % change on previous year | -0.5152 % change on previous year | -0.1251 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.3128 % change on previous year | -0.5 % change on previous year | -0.1341 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
- 195 Tonga -0.4156 % change on previous year compare
- 196 Estonia -0.427 % change on previous year compare
- 197 Japan -0.4904 % change on previous year compare
- 199 Dominica -0.5045 % change on previous year compare
- 200 Belarus -0.5107 % change on previous year compare
- 201 Puerto Rico -0.5521 % change on previous year compare
More climate change data for Hungary
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 285.10 million kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 3,529 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 964.55 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 2,564 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 3.64 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 91.58 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 2,555 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 2,421 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 134.6 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 9.13 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population, total, annual growth rate in Hungary?
- Population, total, annual growth rate in Hungary was -0.5 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest population, total, annual growth rate recorded in Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5898 % change on previous year in 1975.
- What is the lowest population, total, annual growth rate recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.08 % change on previous year in 1989.
- How does Hungary rank for population, total, annual growth rate?
- Hungary ranks 198th out of 218 countries with data for 2025.
- Is population, total, annual growth rate rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hungary data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Population, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.